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    Andrew Dreitcer, PhD

    Daniel Ellenberg, PhD

    Michael Hagerty, PhD

    Jan Hanson, M.S., L.Ac

    Rick Hanson, Ph.D.

    Rick Mendius, M.D.

    Terry Patten, M.A.

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Jan Hanson, M.S., L.Ac.

Jan Hanson, M.S., L.Ac. is an acupuncturist and nutritionist whose private practice focuses on nutritional medicine, neurochemistry, women’s health, and temperament issues in children. She is co-author of Mother Nurture: A Mother’s Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships (Penguin, 2002), as well as numerous articles on evidence-based approaches to complementary medicine.

While working in the Neurochemistry Research Laboratory at the Veteran’s Hospital in Sepulveda, California, Jan co-authored a study that was published when she was 18 years old. She went on to receive a B.A. from UCLA and an M.S. from the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences, in addition to extensive training in clinical nutrition, laboratory assessment, and homeopathy. Jan’s personal interests include her young-adult children, as well as playing the piano, doing arts and crafts, and going for walks with good friends.

For more information, please see Jan’s website at http://www.janhealth.com. You can contact her at janhealth@comcast.net.



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